RFK Postponed A 'Woke' Preventative Health Meeting — And It Can Impact All Of Us
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Experts worry about its impact on screenings and health care for all Americans.
It’s hard to keep track of the funding cuts, layoffs, and other major changes happening within the country’s federal public health organizations at the hands of the Trump administration and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary.
One of the latest changes is the postponement of a preventive health panel meeting by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which was scheduled for July 10. The group sets guidelines for preventive health screenings for conditions such as diabetes, depression and cancer in children and adults.
This comes not long after Kennedy postponed the meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which sets vaccine recommendations, and replaced the entire committee with individuals known to spread vaccine and health misinformation, according to earlier HuffPost reporting.
The postponement of the USPSTF meeting is worrisome for a few reasons and could directly impact your health. Here’s what doctors want you to know:
This task force sets preventative screening recommendations. Changes or delays to the meeting schedule can mean missed diagnoses or changes to what insurance companies cover.
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